Restrictions

EghtesadOnline: Uzbekistan lifted the limitations it had set on Iranian trucks transiting through its territory since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, according to the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration.

EghtesadOnline: The Agriculture Ministry has temporarily lifted restrictions on rice cultivation in the country after it had announced plans to gradually limit and ultimately ban the production of this staple crop in all provinces, except the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran, amid fears of drought.

EghtesadOnline: The World Health Organization said on Tuesday that rushing to ease coronavirus restrictions will likely lead to a resurgence of the illness, a warning that comes as governments start rolling out plans to get their economies up and running again.

EghtesadOnline: Iran relaxed more of its restrictive measures on Monday and allowed medium-risk businesses to resume operations, but extended the closure of schools, universities, mosques and holy sites.

EghtesadOnline: The United States needs to remove restrictions on the trade of medical products if it is truthful about its offer of helping contain the new coronavirus outbreak in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said.